5 Great Reasons to Wipe it Clean

[nov072008]

Most of the bugs are worked out. As for cheating/duping.. it happens all the time everywhere in every game. People will invest more time trying to hack P99 than the Programmers for P99 can invest to constantly prevent it.

The problem is from the accumulation of cheating, duping, and account selling over the life of this server. It's called Damage Over Time.

Why not make a new server if the population can support both? Honestly I think it can.

[Splorf22]

Originally Posted by Hirbow [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I know A LOT of people that would come back to classic eq if a server wipe would occur. For those people that say they would quit, I can guarantee they would at least try the new wipe or eventually come back.
EQ its all about competition and gear. Once there's no competition or gear to obtain- what do you have left?
It has been proven, hence why everytime there's a new EQ classic emulator server, it always gets packed [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].
This will promote the server life line for another 3-4 years.

There will be a new server. I'm quite sure Nilbog looks at our current server as the extended beta. But the correct time to release said new server is the day Velious launches.

[Kinlain]

Originally Posted by jbidrovo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I agree that wiping the current server is a pretty selfish solution. If making a new server was an option, I'd pick that.

Starting a new server would only split the 800 people population in two. Since I am sure some people would not want to start over again. So 400 people on each server. I don't think thats really a good idea. It will also add more work for the devs/gms to monitor two servers instead of one.

[Peener]

I just started on this server a few days ago

it really does seem a new server would help everyone.

[newsmurf]

does a single one of these dipshits asking to wipe the server have a lvl 50+ character?.

[xCry0x]

Originally Posted by skorge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yea I can see people duping cracked staffs on day one...but seriously duping wouldn't present a problem until at least 6 months or so in Vannilla EQ. Mainly because nobody will have plat to buy high-end items. The biggest item of concern would be the manastone.

Basically what I'm saying is they could release a new server now and have at least 2-3 months to work on the dupe fix while we are playing.

Yup you make a good point.

Duping is a lot easier to control on a new server as well since if some ass hole pops up with 500k 1 month in you can safely assume they duped it all =P

Honestly, can we change this discussion about how much $ is needed to buy better networking equipment to stop ddos to be how much $ is needed to simply spin up a new p1999 blue?

[nov072008]

Originally Posted by Kinlain [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Starting a new server would only split the 800 people population in two. Since I am sure some people would not want to start over again. So 400 people on each server. I don't think thats really a good idea. It will also add more work for the devs/gms to monitor two servers instead of one.

400 Per server is more than this server had for a long time. Aside from that, it would draw new and old players back to the P99.

[Aggrow]

I would love a fresh start option. If not a wipe then for sure a new server with no expacs

[kaev]

Originally Posted by xCry0x [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Wiping the server is not the answer.

Starting a new server is.

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I would be 1000000% for a new server, classic time line, proper level balance for content, proper inflation etc.

Wiping this server is dumb, let people sit on their pile of pixles if they want to. When the population naturally shifts from p1999 to p1999 new then you can end of life the original server. Forcing people to transfer is bad business for all of the previously states reasons in other posts.

^^^

[xCry0x]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There will be a new server. I'm quite sure Nilbog looks at our current server as the extended beta. But the correct time to release said new server is the day Velious launches.

Why?

The assumption I would make is the new server would follow the proper timeline, whatever that is. IE 1 yr original followed by 1 year kunark then 1 year velious.

In order to get to the fabled velious expansion we would be looking at this time 2015. (with the time line i just 100% made up =P)

So instead of waiting for velious then starting it, you start it now.